Intro
C F
C F
[Verse 1]
C F
Where did you leave your baby
C
Bleeding in her bed
F
Her ghost has come to stay
D F
Oh, you can try, you can't chase her away
C F
. . . In the bar we sit like blackbirds
C
With our broken wings
F
Like clocks without their springs
D F
Just like time doesn't mean anything
[Chorus]
C A# F
Won't you tell me
G C A# F
Which way to the top? Aaaaah
G Am
You know that I can't stay
G D7
Down here
C F
Yea - e - aaah
C F D7 F D7
Yea - e - aaah
[Verse 2]
C F C
We used to ride around in a broken down old car
F
But now I'm changing trains
D F
Oh, and I'll hit all the notes in between
C F
. . . Mom and Dad are fast asleep now
C
But I'll be wide awake
F
G surfer in the break
D F
Oh, just waiting for the perfect wave
And a place in the shade
[Chorus]
C A# F
Won't you tell me
G C A# F
Which way to the top? Aaaah
G Am
You know that I can't stay
C/G D
Down here
[Bridge]
F C
You better . . get it now
E
While the getting's good (while the getting's goood)
F C D7
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
F C
You better . . get it now
E
While the getting's good (while the getting's good)
F C D
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
F
(oh yeah)(oh yeah)
[Chorus]
C A# F
Won't you tell me
G C A# F
Which way to the top? Aaaah
C/G Am
You know that I can't stay
G D7
Down here
[Chorus]
C A# F
Won't you tell me
G C A# F
Which way to the top? Aaaah
G Am
You know that I can't stay
G D
Down here
[Outro]
F C D